Ice Princess KOTW and More!

Hi everyone!

Thought I'd post my Konadicure of the week! I've named it Ice Princess, since that seems an adequate name given the fact that winter finally arrived these last days - lots of snow and really cold, brrrr... ;) It's so beautiful outside now (pictures enclosed!), and I really love the fact that we are going to have a white Christmas this year. Back when I was a kid, there were always white Christmases, nowadays we're lucky if we get any snow in December at all.
This autumn has been the warmest ever up here - some days when returning home after I've left my little one at daycare, I could hear the birds singing in the trees, and although that's nice, something is really wrong when that happens in late November... Climate has indeed changed, and I think it's really scary...

Well, on to something a little more entertaining - todays' pics!
All images are clickable ;)

 

The product stash...

 

Coastal Scents glitter "Sterling .004" (1 tsp=$1.00!)...

 

Glitter and rhinestones (rhinestones bought off eBay)...

 

 

 

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Close-up...

I started out with 3 coats of Essie "Ballet Slippers", which is a beautiful pale pink creme that applies very well, I might add. Then, just after applying my Seche Vite topcoat, I sprinkled on the glitter starting at the base of the nails, working upwards - pretty randomly as you can probably tell ;) I thereafter picked up one rhinestone at the time, dipping the base of it in Seche Vite, and applied to the nails. I finished by applying one coat of NailTek Intensive Therapy II as a protective top coat. That's it - done!

I quite enjoy this Konadicure, and I'd love to hear what you gals think :)

I also want to show you some pics of the beautiful scenery outside my windows - the trees in particular are spectacular looking sprinkled with snow! Beware of the pic spam :)

 

 

Sunset view...

Trees surrounding our garden...

 

 

Our closest neighbors' houses, and Zingo - one of our Golden Retrievers...

 

 Our house from the main road...

 

 Another little glimpse of our home...

 

Finally, since I know I'll be very busy the upcoming days, and probably won't have time to post - I'd like to wish you all a

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

- may all of your holiday wishes come true!

KICKS & NORTH FORK COLLECTIONS...

Ok; perhaps this is old news, but I just saw that 8ty8 has the new China Glaze "KICKS" Summer Collection up, as well as the Essie "NORTH FORK" Summer Collection.





Go check 'em out.. :)

NOTD: Essie Shindig

Todays NOTD is Essie Shindig, which is described as a glittery peachy pink. I don't agree with that description; I think it's more of a pinky-coral shimmer with a strong golden interference.
I'm not sure how I feel about this one, will have to wear it for a while and see...

This is three coats, with Seche Vite on top. Unfortunately we don't have any sun today, only lots and lots of grey clouds, so it remains to be seen what this looks like in full sunlight ;)





What do you think of this one?

xoxo

It's Package Day Again, My First Essies :)

Bought these from an eBay seller recently, and today this lovely package was delivered!





I'm so exited to try these; there seems to be mixed opinions on Essie polishes, it'll be fun to finally test them out.
I'm also eager to try the Citra III, since I have problems with my nails splitting at the sides, and they are also overall very brittle, dry and fragile at the moment :(
The lovely Steph over at Nail Juice wrote a glowing review of Citra; you can read it here!
Anyway; I think a lot of those problems are due to the harsh weather/winter climate we've been experiencing those past months. Terribly cold outside, and extremely dry air inside. Both hair, skin and nails are acting up; dry, itchy skin, fly away hair and those nails cracking and splitting... I need summer ASAP! Or at least some spring :)

What's your take on Essie?

Off to feed the daughter; see you very soon :)